Robert Joy

A compact, lanky, blond who is able to seem controlled and fraught, as well as off-balance, Robert Joy is an actor who has worked in leading and supporting roles on stage and screen. Born and raised...
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The upcoming Star Wars movie has topped film fans' lists as the most anticipated release of 2015. Director J.J. Abrams has been keeping plot details about Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens under wraps ahead of its December (15) launch and it appears his secrecy tactics have only piqued movie devotees' interest in the project, according to a new Fandango.com survey.
The Avengers sequel, Age of Ultron, also looks set to be another hot ticket at movie theatres this year (15), placing second on the online poll, while The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, erotic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey and Jurassic World round out the top five.
Meanwhile, The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has been named the actress Fandango users are most excited to see in 2015, with her forthcoming releases Mockingjay - Part 2 and biopic Joy, just ahead of other fan favourites Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Angelina Jolie (By the Sea).
Johansson's Avengers co-stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Hemsworth land in first and second place, respectively, on the Fan Favorite Actor in 2015 Movies list.

Edgar Ramirez, the star of Venezuela's Best Foreign Film Oscars entry Libertador, has been cast as Jennifer Lawrence's husband on the big screen. The 37-year-old Zero Dark Thirty star will play the Miracle Mop creator Joy Mangano's philandering partner in filmmaker David O. Russell's Joy.
The film will reunite Lawrence and Russell with Silver Linings Playbook star Robert De Niro, who also had a small role in the director and his muse's American Hustle.

Robert De Niro has confirmed he is reuniting with Jennifer Lawrence in a film about the inventor of the Miracle Mop.
The veteran star will play "a father" alongside his Silver Linings Playbook co-star in director David O. Russell's film, titled Joy.
He says, "Yeah, I am going to do something with them. I am going to play a father." The movie recounts the real rags-to-riches tale about Joy Mangano, the woman who became a millionairess after launching the cleaning product on American shopping network QVC.
Lawrence is set to play Mangano.
This will be the third time De Niro has worked with Lawrence and Russell - in 2012, the actor portrayed Bradley Cooper's dad in Silver Linings Playbook and he also made a cameo in 2013's American Hustle.

Robert De Niro is in talks to reteam with Jennifer Lawrence in a film about the inventor of the Miracle Mop. The veteran actor is in negotiations to join his Silver Linings Playbook co-star and director David O. Russell for a film titled Joy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie recounts the real rags-to-riches tale about Joy Mangano, the woman who invented the Miracle Mop and became a millionairess after launching the cleaning product on American shopping network QVC.
Lawrence is set to play Mangano, but it has yet to be revealed what De Niro's role would be.
In addition to his Oscar-nominated part in Silver Linings Playbook, De Niro also made a cameo appearance in American Hustle.

Proud father Robert Downey, Jr. has gushed about his newborn daughter Avri Roel in a sweet Facebook.com post following her birth on Tuesday (04Nov14).
The Iron Man star took to his social networking page on Wednesday morning (05Nov14) to share his joy with fans, hours after reports about the new addition first surfaced online. Confirming the news, he writes, "After 9 months of intensive development, Team Downey is pleased to announce our 2014 fall/winter project."
Joking about his penchant for snapping photos of the tot, he adds, "Principal photography commenced 11-14 and will continue until she says, 'Dad! You are embarrassing me... I'm 30, this has gotta stop.' "Yep...Avri Roel Downey joined the party @ 3:22 a.m. on November 4th... she's 7lbs even, spans 20 inches, and is accompanied by a variety of Susan's traits that have seemingly overwritten my 'junk DNA.' "I'll post pics here + there when I'm not too busy staring..."
He added the tweet, "Girl Joy!! Avri Roel Downey, 7lbs, 20 in (inches)., 3:22 a.m. 11-4-14... Pretty like mama, and dimples like my uncle Jim!"
The new arrival is the couple's second child - a sister for their son Exton, who was born in 2012.
Downey, Jr. is also dad to 21-year-old Indio from his first marriage to actress Deborah Falconer.
He married Susan in 2005.

Sophia Bush and James Lafferty reunited with their former One Tree Hill co-stars at a fan convention in Paris, France over the weekend (18-19Oct14). The actors convened at the Hyatt Regency Etoile Hotel on Saturday (18Oct14) to participate in the second edition of the From Wilmington To Paris event, which pays homage to the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, where the series was filmed.
Bush and Lafferty were joined by fellow co-stars Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley, Bethany Joy Lenz, Stephen Colletti, Torrey DeVitto, Antwon Tanner, Shantel VanSanten and Kate Voegele for the two-day festivities, during which they spoke at various panels and mingled with fans.
The actors shared photos of their reunion on social media, with Bush posting a picture on Instagram.com showing her old friends Burton and Lenz, along with the caption, "Basically the best."
Noticeably missing from the event was Bush's former co-star and real life ex-husband Chad Michael Murray, who apologised to his fans a few days before the convention, expressing his apologies for missing out on the gathering.
He wrote, "Sorry I can't make it 2 Paris, Milan & London guys. Heavy into shooting @AgentCarterTV I'll try 2 make out sometime soon! Have a great time (sic)."
The U.S. drama ended in 2012 following a nine-season run.

So you might have heard: there was a One Tree Hill reunion this weekend. In Paris. The gang got back together for an OTH convention hosted by Guest Events called, "From Wilmington To Paris 2." Should have been from Tree Hill to Paris, but we guess it's cool since it gave us the best pictures to ever grace our Instagrams.
Our favorite Tree Hill girls finally got back together again and gave us OTH fans photographic evidence:
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Basically the best.
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B. Davis also reunited with her favorite Scott boys:
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My two favorite Scotts. #PJRaven @ThisIsJamesLafferty #HomiesForLife #OTHfam
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Ouch. Is that a burn to Lucas/Chad I see Sophia Bush? Probs not, because she's amazing. And the sweetest girl ever. Plus, we think everyone secretly loved Dan so much because he was the funniest character to hate. And he's hot.
But guys, Sophia was not the only person blowing up our Instagram newsfeed. Haley (Bethany Joy Lenz) was a selfie fiend this weekend.
There was a Naley moment. I repeat, A NALEY MOMENT HAPPENED:
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This handsome buggar... #paris @thisisjameslafferty
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Even a OTH family selfie:
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@ptothejohan @robertearlbuckley @therealshantel @joylenz #hilarieburton #paris
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Everyone seemed to love Dan Scott (Paul Johannson) this weekend:
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Champagne et une promenade avec un de mes amis les plus chers. How blessed I am to share these new memories with people I have known and loved for many years. Thank you #paris
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The James sisters were at it once again:
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Mr &amp; Mrs Paris... Hottest new couple in town! @joylenz #loveyasis #Paris #OTH
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Clay (Robert Buckley)and Quinn (Shantel VanSanten) made snow angels together and they didn't come out well, but it was perfect:
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Clearly, our snow angel game needs a lot of work. @therealshantel #FWTP2
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Even Nanny Carrie was able to tone down the crazy and make it to this reunion:
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Wow! Altogether again! Hillary joy James Antoine Torrey
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As expected, OTH fans freaked the hell out over this reunion:
This one tree hill gathering is really giving me the feels
— SHA (@ShainaWottitz) October 18, 2014
the fact that there's still one tree hill conventions going on after the show finishing years ago makes me emotional
— (@regalduckling) October 18, 2014
American fans were so sad they couldn't be there:
There's a One Tree Hill convention on in Paris and I'm so devastated I'm not there!
— AlouderLOVEGA (@EmilyyBennettt) October 19, 2014
People let this reunion make them wish (dream) for more:
I had a dream one tree hill was having a reunion season
— erudite (@amanduuurz) October 19, 2014
There were people ready to get on an airplane and fly right to Paris:
Where am I? Not at the #FWTP2 for the One Tree Hill convention. Where I want to be? #FWTP2.
— hale (@brookedaviz) October 18, 2014
People weren't even that mad that Chad had to cancel on the event:
Chad canceled but silver lining: free posters all around for us! Merci @GuestsEvents #FWTP2 pic.twitter.com/Ee0GWLRJZu
— Laura Van Staen (@LauraBlake__) October 19, 2014
Because Sophia is perfect and adorable with fans, as usual:
@sophiabush Thank you for the photo, I'm glad to met you for the first time. I love you so much #FWTP2 pic.twitter.com/LTbAyjVsVC
— I MET SOPHIA BUSH. (@badassbush) October 19, 2014
And the Clinn feels were so strong and perfect:
Shantel and Rob being super cute at their panel #fwtp2 pic.twitter.com/4Fh4piYFzK
— (@xRememberOTH) October 19, 2014
Shantel: "I'd pick Robert any day. He's my best friend!" AND THEN SHE HUGGED HIM. #FWTP2 #Clinn
— Laura Van Staen (@LauraBlake__) October 19, 2014
It was an amazing reunion and we all wish we were there. Excuse us while we go watch One Tree Hill for the rest of our Sunday. And week. We hope you do too.
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British cycling icon Sir Chris Hoy is a first-time father. The six-time Olympic champion's wife Sarra gave birth on Wednesday (15Oct14) to a son called Callum David Robert Hoy.
The retired athlete took to Twitter.com just hours after they welcomed their bundle of joy weeks before he was due, and wrote, "Amazed, delighted & a little shocked to announce the birth of our beautiful baby son, Callum David Robert Hoy! Born at 29weeks, today at 2pm"
Hoy also shared a photo of his son's hand grasping his finger, along with the caption, "Although v. (very) early days for wee Callum, he's doing well as is Sarra. Huge thanks to incredible medical staff."

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As the fall draws closer, it brings with it the start of Oscar season, when every studio unveils its biggest, buzziest and most dramatic films in an attempt to earn some recognition on the biggest night in Hollywood. And while every year does turn out a great deal of excellent films and incredible performances, at a certain point they all start to feel the same, with one domestic drama blending into another and period pieces all attempting to outshine each other. But there is some variety hidden amongst the Oscar bait, with some films providing original, interesting stories or creative twists on classic plots. In case you’re looking to add some variety to your fall film lineup, we’ve run down the best, most original awards bait hitting theaters this fall. Once December hits, however, it's every moviegoer for himself.
Interstellar Smack dab in the middle of Oscar season, Christopher Nolan will finally unveil his latest epic, Interstellar. Part post-apocalyptic drama, part space opera, part Hollywood blockbuster, and Phase II of the McConaissance, the film follows a group of explorers who set off in for a wormhole that will allow them to travel from one solar system to another in search of resources that can save the earth now that it’s run out of food. So, you know, just your usual low-key, easy to follow, low-stakes story. Opens: November 7
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Every year, there’s at least one Oscar baity film the centers on a relationship falling apart, but The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby puts a new spin on that old classic by creating an epic, two-part film that tells the story from both his (James McAvoy) and her (Jessica Chastain) perspectives. Since premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews, we’ve been waiting impatiently for our chance to see the film. As it turns out, we’ll actually get two: a one-film version which blends both sides together will be released along with the original two-film version. Opens: September 12
The Boxtrolls Of all the films being released at the end of 2014 – war epics, biopics, highly-anticipated comebacks – one of the most exciting is an animated film about the friendly trolls who live under the sewers of a small English village. That’s because The Boxtrolls is the latest film from Laika, the stop-motion studio that has made such wonderful films as Coraline and ParaNorman. Like its predecessors, The Boxtrolls looks like an incredibly detailed, magical, funny adventure, but unlike them, we’re hoping that the studio will finally be able to get the recognition they deserve for their labors of love. And with no Disney or Pixar films to compete, they might finally have a shot. Opens: September 26
Gone Girl We know, we know: you’re probably sick of hearing about Gone Girl. But the buzz surrounding the film, its stars, the book it’s based on doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, so you might as well embrace it. Besides, it gives us yet another opportunity to study the enigma that is Ben Affleck’s career. Will he get a third Oscar for this? Will it finally make people take him seriously as an actor and filmmaker? Are we all going to stop praising him the second the first trailer for Batman V. Superman comes out? Nobody knows. Opens: October 3
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Fury It wouldn’t be awards season without a World War II drama, and 2014 is no exception. However, in addition to the typical slate of inspiring biopics and domestic dramas about the home-front, Brad Pitt and David Ayer are offering Fury. It’s a small-scale – well, as small scale as a world war gets – film about the lives and missions of a single tank crew tasked with venturing behind enemy lines, and it features a cast of acclaimed, yet underappreciated actors like Logan Lerman, Jon Berenthal, and Michael Pena. Just when you thought you’d seen every single war drama that’s been made, there finally comes one that’s actually intriguing. Opens: November 14
Kill the Messenger His Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr. might have a higher-profile film opening that day, but we’re much more interested in Jeremy Renner’s Kill the Messenger. Based on the true story of Gary Webb, a reporter who uncovered the CIA’s connection to the Nicaraguan drug trade, the film centers on the manhunt that Webb became a part of after going public with his evidence. It’s the biggest, most intense role that Renner has had since The Hurt Locker, and after years of being overlooked in favor of his showier co-star, we’re excited to see him get some of the attention he deserves. Opens: October 10
Birdman Everyone love a comeback story, right? Well, how about one that’s a little more surreal? That’s what Michael Keaton is going for with his upcoming film Birdman, which takes places over the course of the several days in which washed-up actor Riggan Thompson, who made his name as superhero, attempts to mount a comeback with a play that he wrote, directed and is starring in. With Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu at the helm and a cast featuring Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Edward Norton, we’d be interested in this even if it weren’t Keaton’s first big film in years. Opens: October 17
Beyond the Lights After winning over audiences everywhere with her breakthrough role in Amma Asante’s Belle, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to prove that she can do more than just period pieces with Beyond the Lights. Mbatha-Raw plays Noni, a Rihanna-like pop star struggling with being a puppet for her pushy stage mom and greedy record executives, who finds joy in a relationship with down-to-earth cop Kaz (Nate Parker). The story might be familiar to anyone who saw Britney Spears’ “Lucky” video, but it’s the perfect opportunity for Mbatha-Raw to really showcase her talent with a role that requires her to sing, dance, fall in love, and break our hearts. Opens: November 14
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"Dying is easy; comedy is hard."
It might have been a DC Comics character who revived these final words of 19th century thespian Edmund Kean, but it is Marvel that seems to be taking the maxim to heart, perhaps having at last stumbled upon the dark side of comedy direction. Since the latter half of its first phase of movies, Marvel Studios has prioritized a comic hue over intensity or grit, hiring unlikely folk like Joe Johnston, Shane Black, the Russo Brothers, and James Gunn (whose upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy looks like a riot) to turn what might have been adrenal actioners into wry character pieces. But the latest filmmaker to take up with the company is of a different breed. Still wading through the muck of a post-Edgar Wright production of Ant-Man, unable to find a director of note to take the reins from the manic brain behind the Cornetto Trilogy, Marvel has announced a partnership with horror director Scott Derrickson for its upcoming Doctor Strange feature. Variety reports that the man behind Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and sci-fi/thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still will handle the long gestating feature, a particular passion of super producer Kevin Feige.
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It is interesting both that Derrickson arises as a stark contrast to the Marvel helmers of Phases 1 and 2 — genre subverters, sitcom folk, the Honey I Shrunk the Kids dude — as well as smack dab in the middle of the company's high profile Ant-Man mess. Having lost Wright over a disharmony in desired tone of the film, Marvel might only now be realizing just how ribald a comedic vision can be. The difficulty Marvel faces in replacing Wright — Adam McKay (director of various Will Ferrell movies) and Rawson Thurber (of Dodgeball and We're the Millers) have already turned down the prospect, per The Wrap — seems to be no unlikely contributor to its realization that the comedy game is a lot tougher than anticipated back in the inceptive Winter Soldier days.
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So now we have Doctor Strange, a character that is far from exempt of the same brand of personality and farce that we saw in The Avengers, both Captain Americas, Thor 2, and (perhaps most of all) Iron Man 3. And we're worried. Not so much about Doctor Strange in particular — the property is steeped in supernatural elements worthy of a great horror director's touch (and Derrickson is, indeed, a great horror director) — but about the future of Marvel on the whole. The company has built such a strong, satisfying franchise thanks not simply to its devotion to its characters but principally to its devotion to joy, personality, humanity... all the inherent facets of comedy. A Marvel that is afraid to have fun — resultant of its dissolution with Edgar Wright (the "funnest" guy it has ever hired) and inability to find a director to peter down his wily voice — is not a Marvel of promise.
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Spent three years with the Newfoundland Company CODCO as actor, writer and composer

Film debut, Dave in "Atlantic City"

Played Tapping again in "The Return of Hickey" for PBS' "American Playhouse"

Broadway debut in "Hay Fever"

Co-starred in a remake of the Wes Craven thriller, "The Hills Have Eyes"

Appeared as Lorenzo Tapping in "The Prodigious Hickey" on PBS' "American Playhouse"

Reprised role in "Hyde in Hollywood" for PBS' "American Playhouse"

Summary

A compact, lanky, blond who is able to seem controlled and fraught, as well as off-balance, Robert Joy is an actor who has worked in leading and supporting roles on stage and screen. Born and raised in Canada, he spent three years with the Newfoundland Company CODCO as an actor, writer and composer. Joy was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford before landing in NYC to pursue an acting career. His first Off-Broadway work was as Peter Van Daan in "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1978-79). His subsequent appearances include John Guare's "Lydie Breeze" (1982), the 1983 world premiere of Roger Miller's musical "Big River" (in which he originated the role of Huck Finn at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts) and the Broadway productions of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever" (1985-86), opposite Rosemary Harris and Campbell Scott, and "The Nerd" (1987). He originated the role of Julian Hyde, an actor with a secret during the Golden Age of Motion Pictures in "Hyde in Hollywood" (1989), a role he recreated for PBS' "American Playhouse" in 1991.<p>Joy made his feature debut in Louis Malle's "Atlantic City" (1981). It was his character that sets the film's story in motion. He portrayed Dave, husband of Sally (Susan Sarandon), a small-time hood who steals a cache of drugs and uses a retired criminal (Burt Lancaster) as an errand boy. He is murdered and his death brings Lancaster and Sarandon together. In Milos Foreman's "Ragtime" (also 1981), Joy was Harry K. Thaw, the mentally-disturbed assassin in love with stage star Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern). Among his many other screen appearances are memorable turns as Madonna's musician boyfriend in Susan Seidelman's "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), Dianne Wiest's suitor who turns out to be homosexual in Woody Allen's "Radio Days" (1987), an agitated AIDS patient in Norman Rene's "Longtime Companion" and Sherman the Robot in "Millennium" (both 1989). He reteamed with Allen for a small role in "Shadows and Fog" (1991), and played supporting roles in James L Brooks' "I'll Do Anything" (1994), "Pharoah's Army" (as a Union soldier) and "Waterworld" (both 1995).<p>Joy's TV work has been a bit more sporadic. He was in the CBS movie "Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper" (1981), the story of a rescue mission devised by Ross Perot, and played an Israeli agent in "Sword of Gideon" (HBO, 1986). Joy has also appeared with Tracey Ullman and as Lorenzo Tapping in three "American Playhouse" (PBS) productions based on Owen Johnson's "The Lawrenceville Stories": "The Prodigious Hickey" (1987), "The Return of Hickey" (1988); and "The Beginning of the Firm" (1989).<p>Adept with music, Joy was film composer, music director, associate producer and star of "The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood" (1986), an independent film he worked on after studying at the Sundance Film Institute.